Monthly Archives: April 2026

Review: The Legend of Ochi and Pilot

Posted on April 3, 2026 by philipbrasor

Having mostly passed through the 80s in a blur of distraction, I wasn’t fully up on current pop culture at the time the way I was in the 70s and 90s, and so the 80s revival has never really felt … Continue reading →

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Review: The Bride! and Anaconda

Posted on April 2, 2026 by philipbrasor

It seems unfair that The Bride!, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s very original take on Mary Shelley’s creation, is released within spitting distance of Guillermo del Toro’s more faithful version, especially given that the latter has gotten more love. Though Frankenstein is not … Continue reading →

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Review: Sound of Falling and Hallan

Posted on April 1, 2026 by philipbrasor

Multigenerational stories that focus on an extended lineage are usually called epics, a term that could apply to Mascha Schilinski’s second feature, Sound of Falling, except that the unifying force over the years depicted isn’t strictly a family but a … Continue reading →

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